PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Joe
vs
Mstislav Byhenikov

179 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
21
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Byhenikov misses.
Joe walks into a straight right hand from Byhenikov.
Good work by Byhenikov as he checks the leg kick.
Byhenikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Joe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe wants to control from the top but Byhenikov keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Joe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byhenikov looking to control.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe trying to control but Byhenikov is working from the bottom.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Byhenikov's head.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byhenikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov controlling Joe's posture.
Byhenikov controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.

Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Byhenikov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Byhenikov's legs - danger averted.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Byhenikov's brow.
Byhenikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byhenikov is on top in guard.
Byhenikov wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joe avoids the attempt from Byhenikov to control.
Joe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe lands a couple of good shots and Byhenikov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Joe punishes Byhenikov with strikes from the back mount.
Byhenikov is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Joe off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Joe not allowing Byhenikov to control his hands.
Byhenikov is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with punches from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Joe. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Joe struggling to land strikes to the head as Byhenikov covers up.
Byhenikov covers up after that shot from Joe.
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joe has Byhenikov flattened out and is raining down punches.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byhenikov avoids the strikes from Joe.
Joe avoiding Byhenikov 's attempts to control his hands.
Joe loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Byhenikov hold on?
Byhenikov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Joe wants to control but Byhenikov is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov tries to escape but Joe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Joe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Byhenikov covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Joe.

Byhenikov is rocked!
Joe is not going to allow Byhenikov to sit and survive in this position.
Joe is landing with strikes from the back.
Byhenikov is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?
Joe lands a big shot to the side of the head and Byhenikov goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Orange Joe!
During a confident post fight interview, Orange Joe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.